Accusations of excessive force and a failure to perform duties are among tens of thousands of claims of poor behaviour against Queensland police officers.
Accusations of excessive force and a failure to perform duties are among tens of thousands of claims of poor behaviour against Queensland police officers.
Youth Crime Taskforce to target about 300 high-profile Queensland youth 09/02/2021|2min
Approximately 300 high-profile youth offenders across Queensland who are responsible for almost half the crimes committed in the state will be targeted by the new Youth Crime Taskforce created by the Palaszczuk government.
The new taskforce, led by Assistant Commissioner Cheryl Scanlon, responds to an escalating youth crime problem which recently resulted in the death of a couple and their unborn baby and a young woman.
A plan to introduce GPS technology to track youths was touted by Qld Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson two years ago after he received back a report on criminal youth.
Crime by Greg Stolz
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Subscriber only An Insta-famous ex-bikie and star of a Queensland Police Service anti-gang campaign will face a Gold Coast court today on a string of charges including serious assault and extortion. Former Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang member Ben Notorious Geppert was arrested at Kingscliff last September after a dramatic police chase months after he d vowed to get back on the straight and narrow. He was wanted on charges relating to extortion, robbery and assault occasioning bodily harm at Broadbeach Waters. He faces a committal hearing on seven charges in Southport Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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Subscriber only THE death of a mother of three while in custody in the Ipswich Watchhouse has led the State Coroner to recommend that assurances are made to prisoners they won t face further charges for admitting they have taken drugs. Cindy Leigh Miller was 44-years-old when she died while in custody in the watchhouse on Ellenborough St in the early hours of the morning on April 21, 2018. She was found by watchhouse staff in an unresponsive state in a secure cell just after 1.30am, with an autopsy later concluding she died of mixed drug toxicity. Cindy Leigh Miller died while in custody at the Ipswich Watchhouse in 2018.